Where is it going wrong?

@bvdev234 (304)
India
October 14, 2008 9:42am CST
It has noticed that extra marital affairs are on the rise. What could be the actual reason behind this? I knew a man who was a perfect husband and a very good father having an affair. The day I knew about this, I lost all respect for him. Why people like to have extra marital affairs, though they are aware of the not-so-good consequences? Why this is growing, any idea?
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16 responses
@jands1 (835)
• United States
14 Oct 08
Infidelity has gone on since the advent of two people only marriages and we, as a species, outgrew tiny tiny clans. I don't think that extra marital affairs are on the rise, I think that people just don't do what other generations did: Keep it quiet. Now-a-days, people take their "bit on the side" into very public places on dates, etc. This increases the humiliation factor for the one being cheated on.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
14 Oct 08
I think, bvdev, that the escalation of extra-marital affairs can be directly attributed to the loosening of society's morals, in general. Unfortunately, we live in a world where it has become acceptable behavior to do whatever we feel like doing as long as it makes us feel good.
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• Philippines
15 Oct 08
You're definitely right about this. Nowadays it is ok as long as it makes you feel happy and that is definitely not right.
• Malaysia
15 Oct 08
i think the marriage affair are increasing because the pair does not appreciate with each other love. they should always try to attract their mate every attention as much as they could. each pair also need to keep respect on each other. people are easily get mad when some one else try to hummiliate them or try to let their face down.
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@roanne05 (1290)
• Oman
15 Oct 08
i think because it seems masculine for men to have many women after him...also as for the women..needing men is more for them...i am against it though!
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• United States
15 Oct 08
i think they arent on the rise but more people are getting caught since back in the past women wouldnt act on their suspicions like they do now and with technology being able to record everything on the pc, gps on cell phones and detectives and etc i think they are just acting on their suspicions and have better ways of catching them.. not to mention that its taboo so people dont want to admit they have had them.. but are more open now (but still dont want to admit lol)
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
I think one of the problems is that society has changed and it has become more tolerating of what used to be unacceptable things. Also the fact that we tend to know the reason behind things make it seemingly acceptable to us. What I mean is that when we know why, for example this guy is having an affair because his wife is so workaholic that they only meet during breakfasts etc. Knowing reasons as such makes us sympathize or at least be understanding why he resorted to doing that. Also the idea of what if it has happened to us makes it even easier for us to tolerate those stuff. I'm really not supporting extra-marital affairs or anything but I think that society has changed that it has become quite acceptable and there are things like divorce etc, that make it easier for people to get in an affair because they know there is a way out of a previous or current marriage.
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• India
16 Oct 08
Yeah that's how every human thinks. Society is changed. Good. But dont you think this society is formed by we people and we make or change this society? What I think is society is still the same but we people have changed. We lost control over our commitments, mind, doing good things. Ignorance is what changed we people. God is not here to punish bad people and almost everyone thinks that we can do anything and there is no punishment. This makes us doing things which are out of control and completing our needs. Now divorce is common because it has become use to and people dont mind doing it. This happened just because divorce has become famous and a simple quarrel results in it. People thought about the outcome of divorce as a happiness like freedom but its actual outcome is destroying family values, destroying relationships. Now divorce is a word which is not offensive to use and which makes easy for all of us to do it. There are many such things which has become non-offensive now. People who drink tell that drinking is not bad. Its actually a necessity in western countries as it is very cold there and we in India see them drinking and feel that as it is maturity and start drinking it. And here people dont have limits and they will drink immensely and destroy their own family. Every bad thing we do has a followup of maturity and this changed everyone mind to think bad always. Only solution I can find here is only to think that whatever bad thing or good thing you do you will get back the same to you. If you are smoking, you will die in cancer. If you are helping children, you will get a lot of blessings. You can decide what you want to be. A good or a bad. Decision is left to you. We can decide how society should be. We can change the society into good and teach our kids how to keep society good always.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
15 Oct 08
I would not like to judgemental on this while relating to it to particular people or the instance that you have quoted. Where it goes wrong, is in expectations,communication, trust and failure to comprehend the outcome. Actions such as these are done many times by spur of the moment foolish decisions without thinking too much. A lot of society's influences, the influences of television,movies,the internet too have its role. Having said this it also has to do with how strong the person is when it comes to controlling his urges and paying heed to his concience which should be guided by his morals and values.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
15 Oct 08
I think the life is just not so simple any more. plus there are so aclled means of attractions in life. so many peopel are going towards this. the outlook towards life has changed too.
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@n30wing (4767)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
Their is always temptations that hard to resist sometimes and hard to avoid. They know the consequences of their actions that is for sure. I just don't wanna judge them with what reason they could reason out to be a weakling of their actions. I think everyone has a reason doing this call it boredom, or their marriage is falling apart and they don't wanna be alone, or a mans ego having alot of women makes them feeling good. Anyway no man is perfect, as long maybe that he thinks can afford and provide having another woman around. Have a nice day!
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
15 Oct 08
Now that is the question isn't it? I don't know the answer. Everyone of the people doing this probably has a different excuse and as far as i am concerned none of them are valid for this type of betrayal . For some reason that is beyond me they think that there will be no consenquences when they do this. If i can't trust my husband that stood before God and man and VOWED to honor me to keep it in his pants then i can't trust him in any other way and absolutly have no business being married to him! And promise you that i won't be for long.
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15 Oct 08
Hi bvdev234, I think sometimes men have affair because they think they can still do it and go for younger women and sometimes it mid-life crisis but that will be an excuse or thy are bored with each other, but men will always make excuse for haing an affairs. Tamara
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@Humbug25 (12540)
14 Oct 08
Hi there bvdev234 I do not condome what they are doing by any means but maybe they are just not happy but then they should always talk to their partner and find out why and what can be done. I think someone is very week if they stray from their marriage as they are not strong enough to fight against their own temptation!
@jelai24 (221)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
In my opinion about that is....i thought most of all men were not contented with their wife..."the attention of his wife would not enough for him,the way the wife she care of his husband"....If it is not good enough the care that being show to their wife to her husband,so that's it they find another to complete their needs as a husband....
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• Philippines
15 Oct 08
God designs the family as a channel of blessings. But it is clearly stated in the Bible that the enemy has come to steal, to kill and to destroy. Yous see, if there's is one thing that is very important to God, it is the family. God wants to restore families. The enemy does the other way around. If married couples will only realize how a strong family brings strength to a nation and how it can be a blessing, then infidelity will be lessened. Our homes will be a safe place for children to dwell. Be blessed...
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@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
15 Oct 08
bvdev234, Why even bother analyzing possibilities and what is being wrong? I say go out and discover people individually - instead of allow yourself to be subjected to preconceive notion of what would constitute a cheating behavior and miserable life. Love reasoning and Love behavior is completely mutually exclusive. Some fellow might bitxh about their other half the whole day, but still not will cheat on him/her ultimately – while others might portray a loving figure, as he/she screw or get screwed by another behind the scene. There are hundreds of dimensions to the cause of cheating – attributing to a single possibility might not even be near to the real situation. Don’t think about Love – learn it. Take care.
• India
16 Oct 08
Touching story man. That is called commitment. We men can always be good if we want and this is showed by a golden man. (86 years) Hats off to him and I will remember this story until my lifetime and follow at least a tip of his story. Sometimes we feel that its all over and we think that we need to find out some alternative. But it is actually not like that. It may be beginning of something new but not fully new. What I believe is god exists and he has given everyone what we asked for. Only thing is we should think before doing anything in life whether that is really needed for us or we already have it. If we already have it then there is no necessity to have it one more. because others want it.
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@bvdev234 (304)
• India
15 Oct 08
Hi, Thanks for your comment. I was telling about those who cheat their partner. I never (and can’t) said everybody is so. There are at least somebody which you couldn’t deny. I know this world is vast and for a black, there is white as well. I’ll tell you now a totally different story. An old man (of 86 y.o.), came to a hospital to buy medicine given to Alzheimer patients. On handing the medicine the duty nurse asked, ‘For whom?’ ‘For my wife.’ The man said, ‘for the last five years she couldn’t remember me.’ Sarcastically the nurse asked, ‘And you are still with her?’ The man (who was leaving) stopped, looked back at the nurse and said, “Ya, because I still REMEMBER her.” And before I too will leave, tell you a thing. This is not a story. Actually happened in England. Kind regards. Take care.
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@bvdev234 (304)
• India
15 Oct 08
I don’t feel any proud by carrying on with this discussion. I suppose, even carrying on a discussion over those who couldn’t be loyal to their partner for at least 10 years, is nothing less than crime. If anybody actually requires a discussion it is those like the man above, who has devoted over sixty years to his partner.
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@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
14 Oct 08
I really don't think they are on the rise, I just think that they are more noticable than they used to be. I thik that if some one can have an affair, they really do not love their spouse. I think to love and mary someone and to vow to commit your life to them means just that. I find it very hard to respect someone who has an affair.
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